R'yndae

I suppose I vary, personally? My main character, Nyx Netherflame, is a transgender woman and is the one character I use with whom I share a gender identity. R'yndae Tia, on the other hand, is a cisgender man along with Kiht'a Jakkya. I don't really have much preference, Nyx was historically conceived as a transgender woman and it's difficult for me to want to diverge away from it; especially when it's an aspect about her I relate with the most. R'yn/Kiht'a were more experiments in the character creator who came into their own, on their own. Granted, both of them tend to vary towards the traditionally feminine in a lot of ways, but most males I write tend to end up like that -- bit of a different story with my female characters, who generally end up more aggressive/boisterous/warrior-esque archetypes. That said, in a general sense outside of FFXIV, I do play a lot of transgender characters. Mostly, I find it a bit easier and in some, rare, cases the act of playing males can be a bit dysphoric (likely why most of mine are liable to behave in more traditionally feminine manners, to be honest).

It's kinda difficult for me to pin down a voice for Nyx, sometimes I just kinda imagine it as my own? Though, probably something kinda close (maybe slightly deeper) to Tarja Turunen's voice when Nyx is actively training her voice. (Vid for reference + I like this song ok) -- It's a difficult voice to kinda pin down, but this was the closest I could really think of. frdSI6CR96o But drunk/casually/not-caring mode probably closer to something like... Aurelio Voltaire's (Vid for reference, again not *exactly* but fairly close-ish for a reference). Zq0j1xg0RGU It'd be difficult for Nyx to sing in the first voice, since it's a bit of a strain on her vocal chords (kinda just something I know from experience, since I crapped out my own voice trying to maintain a higher pitch for an entire day and had to wear a sign to work). The second is more likely how she'd sound when she sings, which is a big reason why she doesn't actually sing in any public venue and just to herself in her apartment, or the shower (and is just a much less stressful voice to maintain).

I updated her appearance, I was initially planning to sort of test it but the more I've used this in-game look for her, the happier I've been. I'm also using this small update as a light bump. c:

Shiny objects stole her away from home, and then a made-up fictional bed time character became her drive to do anything. Took interest in stabbing to a professional level.

Hello! I play Nyx Netherflame on the Balmung server (tumblr: it's primarily just her profile right now), and I'd really love it if I could get her a bit more out and about, I think. Generally speaking, I'm a pretty shy and anxious individual and I like sort of planning ahead a bit instead of being put on the spot (like I would be if I popped up the RP tag in the Quicksand, or similar spaces). As a short description of who she is: [align=center][/align] Nyx Netherflame is a rather blunt, sometimes obtuse, individual who is likely less polite than she ought to be in most circumstances. Has a temper that flares up easily, but can be a rather easy-going person to talk to if she's comfortable and feels relaxed, or just bored. She's unaware of her own origins, and earliest memories involve flashes of a ship, and then Gridania (where she lived most her life). Nyx is around 27 years old, a xaela au'ra, transgender and a Dark Knight by classification. She's around six feet tall and muscular with a lean build, despite how characters look in-game. Hooks/Things that might be good starting points: - Nyx has competed in the Bloodsands in the past, longer than 2 years ago for her last bout. She's competed a total of four times, most recent bout a win with the others putting her in a winning spot once, another by default, and a third she lost. Not big-ticket names and event, either. - Nyx is/was a mercenary who primarily worked around Ul'dah and Coerthas. - Nyx used to be, 6 years ago or so, a courtesan at a shady business based in Ul'dah to make ends meet. Sang, danced before, and so on. - Nyx, 6+ years ago, was a student/aide of sorts in the Gladiator's Guild. - Nyx did help out around Gridania on occasion when she was much younger, 10 and lower, while training at the Lancer's Guild from ages 12 - 17 until she left for Ul'dah. In case anyone might have known her there, she used her current name since she was found, pretty much. - Nyx is also someone who's likely been present in most establishments, that are public, in Ul'dah, Gridania and Coerthas at some point or another. Location-wise: She's most likely to be in Ul'dah, around Coerthas in general, or Gridania. It's unlikely she'd ever go to Limsa Lominsa, unless she was forced to. (And would not be able to travel out to Kugane/Doma/Shirogane/Othard in general). Ideally, any sort of interaction rather works for me. I'm not terribly big into RP combat unless it's planned out and serves a story, but friends/acquaintances/romantic types of things are all fair game. As a note on the last point, she swings both ways. I wouldn't mind someone who somehow managed to get her to divulge her fear of sea-faring ships out, granted she could benefit pretty heavily from someone who would work with her on that fear borne from a traumatic portion of her history. She also would have a lot of questions, curiosities, inquiries to make to any xaelan au'ra. Anything else could work as well, if there're ideas not mentioned here it's more to do with me not thinking of them. Anyone can feel free to contact me on this website, in game (again, Nyx Netherflame is the character's full name), or through Discord (Kitania#8519). Or even through the tumblr linked above Nyx-Netherflame.tumblr.com) Ultimately, she is kinda rough around the edges, but a softer soul than she lets on, really.

I'm kinda bored and thought to post here, last time was two years ago or so and been on HRT/medication and everything since: In retrospect, I dunno why I was making a face. I think I was sending it to a friend or something since I liked how my makeup came out? Was a month or so ago x.x But yeah, that's me and my dorky face

I. Basic Info Characters: Nyx Netherflame Primary character: Nyx Netherflame Linkshells: Friend LS Primary RP linkshell: None II. RP Style Amount of RP (light, medium, heavy): I'd say Light? I haven't really been in any RP scene in a long while, so my character is definitely not always in character. I also can't do full-time, or most-time in character as it does drain on me quite a bit. Views on RP combat and injuries: I like to freeform and plan out the ending ahead of time to where both parties are suitably happy. I do not like to RP combat if I feel it adds little to my character development, or the development of another's. If someone autohits, I autohit back, that's more or less my rule on that. Dice rolls and PvPRP are fine and good, and I might do the former than the latter, but at the same time I just don't really enjoy it that much personally speaking. I find inter-character interaction through other means more engaging and fun. And, in my experience, RP fighting always seems to be something a player wants to do in order to establish their own as the stronger one and I'm just not in the mood for that. Views on IC romance: I enjoy IC romance and the like, but it is an incredibly important thing to remember that IC is IC and not OOC. If you bring things OOC and I am not comfortable with it, I will say so and if it continues I will block you. Views on non-romantic RP (family ties, etc): Completely fine with this, and I really enjoy it. Though, if someone did want to RP as someone directly related to my character I would like to be asked first. More so it doesn't necessarily conflict with her own backstory, but also so I'm aware of it as it would pertain directly to my character. Meeting each other and becoming friends/enemies is purely based on the interactions for me and doesn't require any permission on my part, just the family bit does. Or things that would directly affect her backstory, really. Views on lore: I will admit, I am not 100% cognizant of the lore. I do try to keep to it best as I can, and I do try to go by the events people around me seem to say are currently happening -- I'm under the belief that, as far as RP is concerned, the events of Heavensward are in the past and the events of Stormblood are occurring (not concluded). If someone wants to be the Warrior of Light, I don't really mind, but at the same time odds are I won't necessarily want to plan RP around that. More as, frankly, I really don't enjoy feeling as if I'm playing a tacked on side character to someone else's story. It never feels good, fun, or rewarding. Otherwise, I have a fairly firm grasp of Xaela lore I like to think, but as for how classes work I just go by the assumption classes are learned through background characters in one's story. As otherwise, it'd be extremely difficult to RP as anyone with a combat efficiency of a class and not basic soldier content. (Well, or through RP itself with someone else playing the instructor) That said, if I grossly misstep with lore or make an error, feel free to inform me OOC and preferably in a /tell. It's not on purpose, and I prefer to learn from my mistakes. Views on chat functions (/say, /linkshell, etc): Say is Say, Yell is Yell, Linkshell can be either for RP through the use of them, or OOC. That's about it -- I don't particularly want to use the "Yell" channel and will likely go for exclamation points, instead. That said, I do like party RP as I'm an extremely shy and anxious person and typing things into Say can be nerve-wracking for me. Granted, these channels can also be used for OOC content and that's fine. They're not exclusively there for purely RP, for me. Albeit, when engaged in RP, I would treat them as if they were exclusively for RP and utilize a marker to signify out-of-character content. ( I personally use double parenthesis) III. Other Info Country: United States Timezone: Mountain Timezone Contact info: On these forums, or if you would like my discord -- my handle is Kitania#8519. I am up to RP within Discord as well, as it's what I primarily do at the moment with a friend. Any other method of contact I'm not super comfortable leaving up, but I'm always on Discord. (In Game also works, Nyx Netherflame on Balmung). Sidenote, my character's tumblr (full profile included) is Nyx-Netherflame.tumblr.com. Feel free to message me on there, or to my main tumblr account (named in the description of the blog). One more note: I'm not used to RPing in game. I will do it, happily even, but just keep in mind that it's not something I'm terribly accustomed to. So it might take getting used to on my part, is all. That, and, anything with large groups (think 10+ players, roughly) I tend not to do well in. I get extremely shy and anxious, and can't bring myself to interact and also pay attention to the channel as relevant information non-stop flits by. [align=center][glow=blue]~Special announcements can be found in the posts below~[/glow][/align]

I'm enjoying the Stormblood story moreso than most, though the big part I absolutely adored was within the Azim Steppe but I'm 100% utterly biased on that front. Personally, I don't think it's wholly better or worse than Heavensward, but it fits my tastes a bit more? Likely me enjoying the wider cast of characters, along with the more vibrant settings. I'm not a big fan of drab, grey castles and tons of snow, to be frank. Stormblood's story feels like it goes a bit quickly, though? I'm not too sure how to put it, but these massive, big, events occur so quickly that it feels almost strange? Like the pace is off. Not that I horribly mind, as I tend to enjoy more of the side characters and cast than anything else. But it is a little jarring, for me. At least, it's a better MMO story than about any MMO I've played extensively. Though, to be fair, that's not a high bar to begin with. But I do feel like I care about the characters, and what's going on, for once. The actual feel of the game is... I love RDM and how it plays, it addresses so many issues I had with almost every other class I tried. I love the ability to swim, and that was huge for me, and I adore the cities and the colors and designs that are so varied and feel so lively. The zones themselves even feel bigger? But maybe they just feel larger since I spent so long in Eorzea that it began to feel small by comparison. Not terribly sure. RDM Class Story is kinda... cliche and trite to me. I wish it was a bit more original, though maybe it gets better as I do the post 60 quests? I'm almost 70, just been doing the MSQ more to get it done so spoilers can't really hit me in the face and spoil content. But, overall, I'm enjoying it a lot more than I did Heavensward. And I thought I was going to -really- love a dragon-centric expansion with a corrupt religious regime in an area I remember trying to see if I could trick the game to let me into. And, adversely, I thought I wasn't going to find Stormblood's story as interesting. But, turns out, feelings are actually reversed on that front.

Just kinda how I looked throughout a few days :B

Hi, I'm Kit and I am a transgender girl who's trying to get back into FFXIV after a massive break (as in, Hard Mode Titan/Coil of Bahamut the first few turns were the end game content at the time that everyone was doing). I've RP'd a little in the game before when I played, but now I'm trying to get back onto Balmung with one of the Au'ra characters (A Xaela clan member). So far I've been messing around a little on Faerie server, though I do have characters on Balmung (they're just dusty >.> ). Anyway, thought it'd be a good idea to say hi. c:

lol, hi Faye :>

lol, hi Faye :>

I. Basic Info 1 - Kind of important, but I am an extremely shy person. It's hard for me to walk up to people I don't know and initiate interactions with them and, for a time, it takes me a bit to send back replies at times. A lot of people may not understand it, but it's a source of anxiety on my end (a very large source of anxiety, which I hate). So if you want to interact or something, giving me a heads up would help tremendously... though, understand I may not interact with people in large groups at first, unless I know everyone pretty well. Sort of to say... if I don't reply quickly, or my character's being more quiet (which he does tend to be, anyway), don't take it as a loss of interest. 2 - Usually I don't find this particularly important to state, but lately some stuff's changed my mind on it. I am a part of the wide and vast LGBT+ acronym and if people within that descriptor bother you irl, then I'd rather not interact with you. I simply don't need to deal with more instances of people going on extremely miserable tirades about how it makes me a wretched person. 3 - I'm still new and learning to MMO RPing, it's not my comfort zone in other words. The more I do it, though, the better and more comfortable with it I'll become. On that note, I have been RPing on forums for the better of 8 years, so... take that for what it's worth. x.x Characters: Kit Azrael, R'yndae Tia Primary character: Kit Azrael Linkshells: N/A Primary RP linkshell: N/A [*]II. RP Style Amount of RP (light, medium, heavy): Light or Medium is generally, probably, better for me granted I'm still pretty new to RPing in MMO's and having a more relaxed, lighthearted type of atmosphere is better for me (not getting jumped on for an error, or mistakenly pressing spacebar at the wrong time). On that note, though, I was with a Heavy RP guild in a separate game for a time, who were all fun as they were understanding of me being completely new then and weren't particularly... strict, I suppose? All can work, just so long as everyone's there to have fun and not get uppity about small things. Views on RP combat and injuries: I don't like RPing combat, namely I don't know how it works in a MMO and the only time I did it I had no idea (well, no one did) what we should be doing and it ended up a chaotic mess that was, in the end, struck from the record. Injuries, though, I'm usually not... adverse to? If my character does something dumb that'd get him injured, he'll be injured (but not killed, or extremely injured -- the latter only if he did something that would normally end in such a thing... like, fall off a two story bridge). Views on IC romance: I enjoy it, it's fun and adds something to RPing that isn't all dark and broody like it tends to be. On that note, it would be better if the characters grew into it together and had it evolve naturally, not forcing anything. Additionally, anything IC -is- IC I don't want repeats of the past where people dribbled it over into OOC. My characters do tend to be gay, just a fyi. Views on non-romantic RP (family ties, etc): I suppose? Though, Kit's family is sort of set up a specific way (most people from which are gone, or only knew him as a little baby and likely wouldn't recognize him now). Generally, though, I prefer to develop relationships rather than have them preexist. Views on lore: I enjoy the lore, but I am not as knowledgeable of it as I could be. So -I- may make errors, although the character is set up a bit to make those errors ICly (He's technically a Keeper, but never lived with them and never looked into his heritage, so he would be as knowledgeable as the average Lominsan Rogaedyn about Keeper matters). So, if a lore-intensive question is tossed his way, I may need a second to look it up if it's something he should know, or he'll come back with a bogus answer because he doesn't reasonably know ICly. Views on chat functions (/say, /linkshell, etc): /say I feel is for open RP's where others can overhear and join in, if they would like to. /party I tend to feel as OOC space unless stated otherwise (ie: wanting to have a more private roleplay and putting the players in a party instead of having it all take place in /say). /tell I feel the same as /party, but between two players versus a group, and usually entails more intimate matters, or matters of secrecy. /linkshell I honestly don't know, I've never been in a RP LS and do not understand how they generally work. /fc chat I hold to being OOC unless stated otherwise. [*] III. Other Info Country: USA Timezone: Central Contact info: Private Message, a /tell in game would do. I'm very much a shy, shy person so... be wary of that ^.^;; [*] [align=center][glow=blue]~Special announcements can be found in the posts below~[/glow][/align] I'm not sure what this section is for, but sorry for being verbose... there were just some things I wanted to stress. I think I also mussed up the code... but not sure how to fix it... it's all still readable, albeit different fonts and some dots floating around >.<;;

Knowing me, and my habit of creating billions of alts, this will likely happen <.< >.> Thanks! And awesome, because I'm also on Tarnished Coast So much more lively than the other servers I hopped from. (I'd post my account name on it but... I can't remember the .#### portion of it <.<;;;;; and I'm being too lazy to go to my desktop and log in to look orz

Oh wow, lots of new posts ;; Thanks for all the friendly welcomes, I'd quote and reply to each one but... I feel like that'd make this post too long ^.^;;; Finals are sort of bearing down on me, so I might not be able to *jump in* as much as I'd like to until all those tests pass me by. *And even if the male miqo'te are popular, I've always wanted to play a male character with the cat-ish features... and no other MMO I played really had that before (Charr don't count). Plus, it fits the way I'm used to portraying some of my characters (Although they were originally harpies, but more to do with being able to use features like tails/ears to convey emotion; for harpies it was all in the wings << >>) I'll keep that in mind, I'd try to get on it now, but I have things I should probably be doing xP (Things of the studying sort...) I would, but I don't own that game sadly. I just remember playing Civilization III forever ago... and not understanding it at all <.< >.>;;;

Having seen it mentioned on Square Enix's website, I have a feeling I'd end up making my character a male miqo'te. Dunno why specifically, but it just seems to fit for some reason or other

I haven't really done many of these introduction threads before, but I figured to just steal ideas from the pinned thread about it ^.^;; **This turned out... a lot longer than I expected, sorry for a lot of my random rambling <.<;;;; (read at your own risk, I just took the "talking points" from the pinned thread <<>>) --MMORPG background My MMORPG Background consists of; World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, Aion, RIFT, TERA and Guild Wars 2. I've only gotten to cap level in one of them (TERA) and haven't done things like raiding, or the "hard" dungeons before. Generally, I end up losing interest in the games (Would've spent a lot longer in TERA had the guild I was in not fallen apart due to inactivity of everyone :<). I really regret not giving FFXIV an initial shot, I intended to for so long and then the one day I felt like I should... well, no copies for sale nearby and the End of an Era event was going to take place a week or so later. (Thus, my most impeccable timing <.<). Still, from the footage I've seen and the many, maaany, reviews and forums I've read... plus the End of an Era cinematic... I got really excited for ARR and plan to nab that as soon as it goes on sale. --RP experience Man, I'm still a newb to RPing in MMO's. I've roleplayed on forums for years, even IM (though usually with good friends on IM, as I'm a fairly skittish and shy person... generally). I was in a light RP guild in TERA (Which no longer exists, sadly) but I never got around to actually RPing. I've seen it multiple times and have read countless "etiquette" and "beginner guides" on it (spanning multiple game forums :B) but I just never had the guts to really dive into it. I regret that I haven't, because it really seems like tons of fun. (Sometimes I couldn't get into the game's lore, othertimes I just couldn't really find any organized guilds for it with mature, friendly people). So... basically, read a lot about it, but never really jumped into it. I already have some character ideas forming for FFXIV... although he's sort of an old character. --Character ideas/info Well, the one idea I have in my head is an older character I have (by older, I mean in terms of creation xP). A lot of the stuff I'm thinking of for him may change, if lore says no to something (But I keep plan B's for such occasions). *He'd be presented as a much more laid back, borderline uncaring, rather sarcastic and perhaps flirtatious in a sense. A majority of his outward attitude and reactions to situations would be based in his history more, primarily dealing with living without parents along city streets trying to provide and care for his younger brother. Where he'd exist in the game, I'm imagining he and his brother having been separated (he thinking him dead, although I like leaving things open in case it'd enhance his story). *I'm thinking to wait a bit before giving him a solid reason to be out adventuring in the world. Right now I'm going with a "Because he needs a way to support himself" but that's likely going to change once I dig up more information on the nature of the quests and stuff in the game (to sort of weave them into his purpose, if it's doable). *He's quite a bit different from who I am, so I figure my main worry with RPing with him would be people perceiving the character as me (Which I wouldn't want, because... well, he can prolly be a bit of a jerk <.<) *As he's traditionally been throughout every incarnation of him, he's gay (which mainly just means he'd be all "flirtsy" with men... I use "flirtsy" in quotations as he's traditionally been a lot more forward) There's probably more I could get into, but this post is already quite long... --How did you learn about the coalition? Google, I just googled "FFXIV Roleplaying" to see if there was a community for it, if it existed and, if it did, I intended to try learning about the community and perhaps joining it (as I've done xP) to maybe get to know where the bulk of RPers in FFXIV are, server-wise, and to get familiar with the community so I'm not... quite as shy? --What kind of a role-player are you aiming to be? Light, medium, or heavy? No idea, maybe... medium? Though I have a feeling it'd be better to gradually progress through each one and sort of settle for what I like the most. Usually, though, I find Light-RP oriented guilds (in other games) largely just completely social, so I figured medium might be what I'm looking for regarding a blend of IC and OOC. --Anything from real life youâre comfortable with sharing? (Work, school, hobbies, etc) * I'm a pretty shy person IRL, which translates online a bit. I'm working at it though, but I usually just get all skittish and shy in real-time discussions (Like, IMing and especially microphones/video... tried that with a group from a website once, I basically went through it silent <.<;;; * I'll share that I'm gay, and I do this mainly because of some receptions I've received in the past when it was just sort of "discovered" so to speak (Like, offhandedly mentioning a boyfriend) and those receptions were much less than pleasant. (Was a few years ago, though... but I don't really want to take chances on this again). * One of my hobbies is writing stories, usually romance in nature. Otherwise, I play videogames, read books and that's roughly about all that comes to mind. If there's anything else you'd like to know about me... ask, I guess? Though this is pretty long as is... ^.^;;;;